1969 in Singapore

Incumbents

• President: Yusuf bin Ishak
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

  Events

March

• 26 March - The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is announced, which will take a year to set up.

  May

• 13 May - Ethnic riots break out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which later spill over to Singapore.
• 19 May - The Singapore Petroleum Company is formed.

  July

• 1 July - The first SAF Day was commemorated.

  December

• 10 December - Floods hit Singapore after heavy rain, leaving 5 fatalities.

  Births

• 10 January - Tan Chuan-Jin - Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore.
• 9 October - Chan Chun Sing - Minister for Trade and Industry.
• 15 November - Ong Ye Kung - Minister for Education.
• Douglas Foo - Founder of Apex-Pal International Ltd, Nominated Member of Parliament.
• Hossan Leong - Media personality.

  Deaths